Monday, January 19, 2009

Crazy Easy Pie

Sometimes, you just want pie. You don't want to make a short crust. You don't want to peel fruit. You don't even want to preheat the oven. All you want is that gooey sweet contrast to some delicious flaky crust. Well, last night was one of those nights. Those nights of pie lust nuanced with sloth. My friend Anne and I had been wanting to make on of our pudding pies which are oh so delicious. After our very delicious dinner of Samosas and Bell pepper wedges, i found an old oreo pie crust that we had been saving since last semester. I asked Anne if she had any chocolate puding mix. She indeed did. We were planning on Dirt Pies with crumbled Oreos and gummy worms. We made a trek to the student marketplace and found that they did not have any sort of gummy candy...nor oreos for that matter! Instead we bought 2 boxes of Junior Mints and resorted to making a chocolate mint type thing.

What we ended up with is sort of a delicious Girl Scout Thin Mint tasting pie. It is really easy and really really really delicious. I ate 1/4 of that pie last night and it was delicious.

Thin Mint Pie

1 Oreo Pie Crust (available at most supermarkets)
1 Package of Instant Chocolate Pudding (4 servings)
1 3/4 cup of milk
A few handfuls of Junior Mints
2 tsp. Peppermint Schnapps

1. Whisk milk and pudding mix together until all lumps are gone (It will be liquidy)
2. Add 2 tsp. of Schnapps into pudding and whisk until incorporated
3. Pour spiked pudding into pie crust
4. Put pie into the fridge for about half an hour for pudding to set
5. Decorate with Junior mints
6. Eat like a greedy little pig, or share with friends.